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AARoads Wiki[edit]

Please join us over at the AARoads Wiki. We look forward to seeing you soon! Imzadi 1979  20:27, 12 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I sure hope that this project isn't shutting down. It would be unfortunate for us to cave to the opinions of non-content contributors at an RfC who probably don't even know how to read a map. Bneu2013 (talk) 02:16, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I've marked the page as per this. 20:59, 23 September 2023 (UTC)
I just want to state for the record that I intend to continue maintenance of Washington articles as well as those I brought up to GA status in other states. I'm going to be contributing to both projects, albeit with less detail for roads articles on here. SounderBruce 04:27, 24 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
In reality there are two more alternative sites we can choose from - Justapedia and Encycla. The former is a Wikipedia-like site that forked all contents from here last year and has lenient notability requirements. 5.181.21.208 (talk) 13:30, 27 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Need to add major junctions[edit]

Hey all! Just letting you know I've finished most of the Draft:U.S. Route 83 in South Dakota page. The only thing I haven't done yet is add a major intersections box, since I'm still stumped by it. If any of you are willing to help, I've put the link right above. Thanks! NoobThreePointOh (talk) 19:01, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Major intersections involve three templates: jcttop, jctbtm, and [State abbreviation]int (e.g. SDint; you can look through the documentation of [state abbr.]int on Template:Jctint). I've added major intersections (generally at-grade junctions with state, U.S., and/or Interstate highways and limited-access exits) on Todd, Mellette, and Jones counties on the draft in question. AlphaBeta135talk 20:09, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, when I was adding the template, it never showed, so I had a bit of trouble trying to do so. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 20:38, 3 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Merge US 19 (TN) into US 11E (TN)[edit]

Hello, there is a request to merge U.S. Route 19 in Tennessee into U.S. Route 11E in Tennessee; here is the talk page for it. I am opposed to it, but you are free to pick which way this should go or suggest a third option (possibly merge back into US 19 main article). I had to reverse a recent edit though from another editor, who supports the merge, on US 19 flagging it as not notable. I noted that by definition, all U.S. Routes are notable; the article is simply lacking love from the community is all. Please share your opinion, thank you. --WashuOtaku (talk) 19:27, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Same needed to be said to merge U.S. Route 76 in Tennessee into U.S. Route 41 in Tennessee since the entire length of US 76 in Tennessee is the first 8 miles of US 41 in Tennessee. 69.1.59.248 (talk) 20:07, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I support this, especially since other concurrences with even longer highways are merged as such. There is no good reason for US 76 in Tennessee to have its own article. transgerman_ (talk) 00:11, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm leaning towards not merging, since we now have AASHTO minutes cited on the article that confirm US 19 was once longer in Tennessee. My initial rationale was the fact that the Tennessee segment on US 19 is so short and entirely concurrent with US 11E; however, we could probably expand the history section to include more about the route's original alignment and split into US 19E and 19W. Bneu2013 (talk) 23:07, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Roads and freeways in metropolitan Phoenix[edit]

Roads and freeways in metropolitan Phoenix has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 04:32, 25 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Map request[edit]

I would like to replace the shoddy map in the infobox of APD-40 with Data:APD-40.map, but I don't know how to do this. Could someone who knows how please do this? Thank you. Bneu2013 (talk) 19:22, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I started but another editor beat me to it. But for future reference the key is to use the template maplink or it's roads specific variant maplink-roads to display the map, otherwise the infobox expects a static image.Dave (talk) 19:45, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. It was actually the GA reviewer that got it. But I'll remember how to do it for next time. Bneu2013 (talk) 19:51, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Map creation request[edit]

Hello, where can I request that a map be created for a road using OpenStreetMap? Thank you. Bneu2013 (talk) 05:24, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New shields needed[edit]

I'm not sure who makes shield, but we need to make some for future routes that don't have them. They include I-14N (Texas), I-14S (Texas), I-214 (Texas), I-344 (Oklahoma), and I-335 (Oklahoma). The last two are of the up most urgency since the OTA will be adding these shields to the Kilpatrick and Kickapoo Turnpikes within the next two months. ChessEric 22:06, 10 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

State highways categories[edit]

Is it true that categories for "state highways" must include all highways maintained by the state department of transportation, even if they are also part of the Interstate Highway System or United States Numbered Highway System? This question comes from this discussion. Kk.urban (talk) 00:23, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  • The discussion you mentioned is a bit out of scope since this took place on the Simple English Wikipedia; I have never interacted with this version. Either way, if state maintenance is the only standard, in my opinion, it is not a very great standard. There are state-maintained roads that are not assigned a route number (e.g. Illinois DOT). There are also sections of Interstates that are not maintained by the state DOT (e.g. Indiana Toll Road). But then again, this is just my take as an English Wikipedia (not Simple English Wikipedia) editor. AlphaBeta135talk 00:56, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @AlphaBeta135 Simple English Wikipedia will mostly likely follow whatever precedent is decided here. I ask here because Imzadi1979 was stating the purpose of state highways categories, which would apply to English Wikipedia also. There are many more editors who contribute to highway articles here, so this is a better place to form consensus. Thanks for your input. Kk.urban (talk) 01:10, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    @Kk.urban: most of this project forked over to the AARRoads Wiki last year, so there really aren't "many more editors who contribute to highway articles here" anymore. Imzadi 1979  01:39, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Kk.urban: you missed the second part of my point: state ownership. The two go together because there are unsigned highways. MDOT's definition is very simple from their website: "MDOT is responsible for Michigan's 9,669-mile state highway system, comprised of all M, I, and US routes." Thus, definitionally, the Interstate and US Highways are part of the combined State Trunkline Highway System they administer. They elide over mentioning unsigned state highways or connector routes, but all of those are clearly marked on the Truck Operator's Map or other mapping products published by the department. Imzadi 1979  01:37, 27 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]